Rail tie and anchor



Nov. 28, 1939. s. MoRANo RAIL TIE AND ANCHOR Filed AFeb. 15, 1939 f dan?W70/c2770.

.mw @s 5519.7.- l 21%@ W 5W Patented Nov. 28, 1939 UNITED STATES iATENTt. OFFICE i RAIL 'rm AND ANCHOR Sam Morano, Morgantown, W. Va.Application February 15, 1939, Serial No. .256,539

4 Claims.

This invention relates to certain new and use# ful improvements in railties and anchors.

The primary object of the invention is to pro vide a rail tie and anchorespecially designed f for mine use wherein the tracks that are of agenerally portable character may be quickly laid l and'removed into andthrough the tunnels of a mine. A further object ofthe invention is toprovide a novel construction of rail anchor devices that securely holdthe rail in position on a tie and which may be easily and quicklyoperated for the placement or removal of a rail.

With the above and other objects in view that 154 will become apparentas the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consistsin the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter morefully described, shown in the accompanying drawingand claimed. AIn thedrawingf Figure 1 is a top plan view of a rail tie andanchor-constructed in accordance With'the present invention, the railanchors being illustrated in their released po'sitions; Figure 2 is atop plany view showing the rail tie anchors in their railengagingpositions;

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the tie with rails seated thereonand shown in section; Figure 4 isa bottom plan view of the tie; 3QFigure 5 is an enlarged longitudinal detail sectional View taken on line5--5 of Figure 2 with a rail added thereto showing the upper and lowermounting plates for the slidable rail clamp slidably supported upon thetop wall ofthe tie; Figure 6 isv a fragmentary top plan view of one endof the tie with the slidable rail anchor supporting plates removed toillustrate the slotted construction of the tie for the support of themounting plates; and Figure 7 is a fragmentary top plan View of the tiewith'a modified form of slidable rail engaging clamps.

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawing and particularly toFigures l to 6, there is illustrated a rail tie and anchor and while thesame may be used for the laying of various types of tracks,-the same isvespecially designed.

The tie comprises a at top for use inv mines. u wall I9, havingdepending side flanges II of the '50 desired depth and a lug I2depending from each' end of the top wall I0 for ground `engagement toprevent longitudinal creeping of the tie.

Each end of the tie is constructed for the support of a rail I3 and theanchor means for each rail I3 includes a rail a'nge engaging clamp I 4rigid lwith and risingv from the top wan In .of the tie, cooperatingclamps engageable with the .other base flange of the rail being slidablyassociated with the tie and movable longitudinally of the tie andtransversely of the rail. "I'l In the form of invention shown in Figuresl to 5 .a pair of slidably mounted rail engaging clamps I 5 is pivotallycarried by a slidably mounted structure comprising a pair of rectangularH plates I6 and Il respectively disposed above and 1'0 below the at topwall I D ofthe Atie and flatly engaged therewith for. sliding movements.As shown more clearly in Figure 6, the top wall Ill' of the tie isprovided with a pair of longitudinally slottedopenings I8 respectivelyar- 15 ranged adjacentand parallel to the side edges of the tie andanintermediate longitudinally extending slotted opening I9. A pair ofheaded bolts 28 extend upwardly through the outer end of the lower plateI'I adjacent the side edges 20 thereof, through the slotted o-penings I8for passage through fitting openings in theupper plate I6 for thereception of nuts 2| upon the'upper threaded ends thereof. Another pairof headed bolts 22 extend upwardly through the inner end 25 of the lowerplate I'I'adjacent opposite sides therecf'for passage through theslottedoopenings I8,

littingopenings in the upper plate I and through vfitting openingsv inthe rail `clamps laffording pivotal supports therefor with nuts 23threaded 30 upon the upper ends of the ybolts 22 as clearly shown inFigure 5. It lwill be seen that. the bolts 2t and 22 maintain theupperand lower plates It and I1 in assembled relation and in slidingengagement with the top and bottom faces 35 respectively of the flat topwall I0 of the tie. ItA will also be understood that the slidablymounted structure comprising the plates I6 and I 'I that carry the rearengaging clamps I5 may be moved into binding engagement with vthe topwall I0 o of the tie when the clampsl I5 are engaged with the rails I3by tightening the nuts 2| and 23 upon the bolts 2B 'and 22,respectively, the tightening of said nuts 2i and 23 causing the bindingaction of the upper and lower plates I6 and 45 Il upon the top wall I0of the tie with the latter sandwiched between said' plateshas will bereadily understood from an inspection of Figure 5. Therefore, the guidebolts 20 and 22 that hold the plates I6 and I l in assembled relation 50may also be employedfor moving the plates I and Il into bindingvengagement With the tie for the anchoring of the slidable structurethat supports the rail clamps l5. Y.

To eiTect sliding movements of the plates I6 55 and II carrying thepivotally mounted rail engaging clamps I5, there is provided a block 24rigid with the upper plate I6 and extending above the same as shown moreclearly in Figure 5,

the block 24 having a portion 25 depending from the upper plate I6 andextending downwardly through the intermediate opening I9 in the top wallI of the tie for snug reception in an opening 25a formed in the lowerplate I'I as shown in Figure 4. The block 2B being rigid with the upperplate IB and having the depending portion 25 thereof snugly received inan opening provided in the lower plate I'I provides an interlockingconnection between said plates I6 and Il to prevent relative movementsof said plates longitudinally of the tie so that no strains ordistorting movements can be imparted to the headed bolts 20 and 22.While the upper and lower plates I6 and I'I that carry the rail engagingclamps I5 are maintained in assembled relation by the screw bolts 2B and22, it is also intended to provide inwardly directed side flanges 2S onthe lower edges of the side iianges Ii of the tie to underlie andsupport the opposite side edges of thelcwer plate Il. f

The rail anchor means is illustrated in Figure l, as positioned for thereception of a rail, it being understood that the clamp arms l5 may beswung outwardly on their pivot bolts 22 and by engaging the block 2l byhand or with a suitable implement, the sliding plates I6 and il carryingthe clamp arms I5 are moved toward the rail i3 and the clamping arms I5swung into position for engagement with the adjacent side of the baseange of the rail. When disposed as illustrated in Figure 2, the railengaging clamps ,I5 and the sliding plates I6 and I'I are so retained bymeans of the cam arms Z'I that are pivotally mounted upon the pins 28 onthe top `wall Si) of the tie by movement into engagement with the outeredge of the upper plate I5 as shown in Figures 2, 3 and 5.

In lieu of the separate pivotally mounted clamping arms I5 shown inFigures l to 5, there may be provided as shown in Figure '7, a clampplate ld secured to the sliding plates I5 and ll by means of the bolts22 with a rigid clamp arm I5?) extending from each end of the clampplate |547I in a direction toward the rigid rail engaging clamp I4.

From the above detailed description of the invention, it is believedthat the construction land operation thereof will at once be apparent,and while there are herein shown and described the preferred embodimentsthereof, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may bemade therein without departing from the spirit and scope 0i theinvention as claimed.

I claim:

1. In a rail tie and anchor, a tie having a iiat top wall and raillanchor means at each end of the top wall including a rail clamp rigidwith the top wall and a cooperating rail clamp slidably mounted abovethe top wall, the mounting for the sliding rail clamp including a pairof separate plates flatly engaged with and respectively disposed aboveand below the flat top wall and of substantially the same width as thetie with the flat top wall sandwiched therebetween, said wall havinglongitudinally extending slotted openings therein and headed nut andVbolt combinations connecting the upper and lower plates with the boltsextending through said slotted openings and adapted to move said platesinto binding engagement with the top wall of said tie, said bolt beingslidable in said longitudinally extending slots and carrying therewithsaid plates and the slidable rail clamp carried thereby,

2. in a rail tie and anchor, a tie having a lflat top wall and railanchor means at each end of the top wall including a rail clamp rigidwith the top wall and a cooperating rail clamp slidably mounted abovethe top wall, the mounting for the sliding rail clamp including a pairof separate plates flatly engaged with and respectively disposed aboveand below the at top wall and of substantially the same Width as the tiewith the fiat top wall sandwiched therebetween, said wall havinglongitudinally extending slotted openings therein and headed nut andbolt combinations connecting the upper and lower plates with the boltsextending through said slotted openings and adapted to move said platesinto binding engagement withv the top wall of said tie7 said bolt beingslidable in said longitudinally extending slots and carrying therewithsaid plates and the slidable rail clamp carried thereby, said flat topwall having a longitudinally extending slotted opening therein betweenthe aforesaid openings and means to facilitate manual shifting oi saidmounting plates and to retain said plates against relativelongitudinally shifting movements including a block rigid with the topplate with a portion projecting above the same and said block having adepending portion extending downwardly through said intermediate openingand having a snug interiitting engagement with the lower mounting plate.

3. ln a rail tie and anchor, a tie having a hat top wall and rail anchormeans at each end of the top wall including a rail clamp rigid with thetop wall and a cooperating rail clamp slidably mounted above the topwall, the mounting for the sliding rail clamp including a pair ofseparate plates flatly engaged with and respectively disposed above andbelow the flat top wall and ci substantially the same width as the tiewith the flat top wall sandwiched therebetween, said wall havinglongitudinally'extending slotted openings therein andl headed nut andbolt combinations connecting the upper and lower plates with the boltsextending through said slotted openings and adapted to move said platesinto binding engagement with the top wall of said tie, said `bolt beingslidable in said longitudinally extending slots and carrying therewithsaid plates and the slidable rail clamp carried thereby, said flat topwall having a longitudinally extenfzh'ngr slotted opening thereinbetween the aforesaid openings and means to facilitate manual shiftingof said mounting plates and to retain said piates against relativelongitudinally shifting movements including a block rigid with the topplate with a portion projecting above the saine and said block having a`depending portion extending downwardly through said intermediate openingand having a snug intertting engagement with the llower mounting plate,and said slidable rail clamp including a pair of pivotally mounted clamparms respectively carried by opposite sides oi the upper mounting plate.

Ll. in a rail tie and anchor, a tie having a flat tcp wall and railanchor means at each end of the top wall including a rail clamp rigidwith v the top wall and a cooperating rail clamp slidably mounted abovethe top wall, the mounting for the sliding rail clamp including a pairof separate plates iiatly engaged with and respectively disposed aboveand below the flat top wall r and of substantially the same width as thetie with the at top Wall sandwiched therebetween, said wall havinglongitudinally extending slotted openings therein and headed nut andbolt combinations connecting the upper and lower plates with the boltsextending through said slotted openings and adapted to move said platesinto binding engagement with the top wall of said tie, said bolt beingslidable in said longitudinally l0 lextending slots and carryingtherewith said plates and the slidable rail clamp carried thereby, saidflat top wall having a longitudinally extending slotted opening thereinbetween the aforesaid openings and means to facilitate manual shiftyandsaid block having a depending por-tion eX- tending downwardly throughsad intermediate opening and having a snug interiitting engagement withthe lower mounting plate, the slidably vmounted rail engaging clampbeing of one-piece construction and having a central cut-away por- -tionto provide a pair of spaced end clamping arms - SAM MoRANo.

